Civic Intelligence

The Why You Initiative

EIN 46-4898001 • 501(c)3 • Minneapolis, MN

Pub. 78 Eligible990-N CoverageNTEE O50

Profile

Charitable i.e. mentorship

PO box 2503Minneapolis, MN 55402

www.whyyou.org

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2025

Net Margin

12th percentile

-25%

Higher net margin than 12% of similar nonprofits.

NTEE O50 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Top Officer Pay

83rd percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 83% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

NTEE O50 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Asset Growth

38th percentile

-6.5%

Faster asset growth than 38% of similar nonprofits.

NTEE O50 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Revenue Growth

8th percentile

-66%

Faster revenue growth than 8% of similar nonprofits.

NTEE O50 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

$74,991

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

$74,991

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin12th percentile

Revenue

$21,416

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Expenses

$26,673

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Income

-$5,257

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth38th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$80K$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2025: $74,991Net Assets 2025: $74,9912025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$74,991
Liabilities-
Net Assets$74,991
Open 2025 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth8th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$30K$20K$10K$0-$10KRevenue 2025: $21,416Expenses 2025: $26,673Net Income 2025: -$5,2572025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$21,416
Expenses$26,673
Net Income-$5,257
Open 2025 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$74,991
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$74,991
Revenue
$21,416
Expenses
$26,673
Net income
-$5,257
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$75.0$75.0$21.4$26.7$5.26
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Apr 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
Signed
Aug 13, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.0
Gross Receipts
$21,416
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Student mentorship

Charitable i.e. mentorship

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Hosted Programming & Activities for 10 students for our Mayo Clinic ENT Summer Internship Partnership$13,465$4,546
Sent directors to the national mentoring summit & the UMN Mentoring Institute Annual Mentoring Conference-$6,565
Hosted Bi-annual confab for spring and fall 120 student-$399
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay83rd percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Dr Antonio DanielsBoard ChairPT$0--
Dr Renaldo BlockerTreasurerPT$0--
Oluwaseyitan OloyedeBoard MemberPT$0--
Rodney RobertsBoard Member-$0--
Arlene HubbardBoard Member-$0--
Curtesa ScottSecretaryPT$0--
Ajay JayakumarBoard Member-$0--
Meshach PhillipsBoard MemberPT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
The Why You Initiative
EIN
46-4898001
Address
PO box 2503, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55402

Signing Officer

Name
Renaldo Blocker
Title
Board Treasurer
Phone
6519649505
Signed
2025-08-13
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Sheppheard Financial
Address
1700 Northside Dr, ATLANTA, GA 30318
Preparer
Sean Sheppheard
Phone
7069286917
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

990 EZ page 2 line 24

“Notes and loan receivable”

Page 1 ine 20

“Change in Net receivables”

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